It’s not exactly the same as having full Java support on the iPhone, but it’s the next best thing. New Zealand-based Innaworks has announced their beta-stage “alcheMo” application that will port Java-based games and applications to work on the iPhone and iPod Touch. alcheMo allows developers to convert their standard Java Platform, Micro Edition (Java…
Van Der Led WM2 cellphone watch – a stylish mobile phone watch
We’ve seen our fair share of watches masquerading as mobile phones in our time. It’s pretty safe to say that most (if not all) cellphone watch solutions are too bulky or too garish to sport in everyday life – assuming you are averse to public ridicule. Well, take a gander at the Van Der Led…
Motorola appoints former AT&T CEO David Dorman as Chairman of Board
Motorola and Carl Icahn have made nice and the beleaguered handset manufacturing once-giant can return to trying to save the company from a slow death. The latest move to help right the horribly listing ship that is Motorola is the appointment of a new Chairman of the Board. Ousted CEO Ed Zander has been serving…
Will Australia get the 3G iPhone in June?
And the 3G iPhone rumors keep coming in. The latest rumblings in the Apple community hint toward Australia getting the iPhone in June. According to MacTalk, Apple resellers down-unda have started to get word from Cupertino on how to handle the iPhone launch at the end of June. A June launch of the iPhone in…
New iPhone SDK beta reveals details on next-gen iPhone 3G chip – Infineon powered 3G iPhone
Following on previous rumors that the next-generation 3G iPhone will be powered by a 3G cellular communications chip (cellular baseband) from Infineon, the new iPhone SDK beta reveals that the 3G chip powering the 3G iPhone may indeed be sourced from Infineon. The makers of ZiPhone have found, after drudging through the new iPhone SDK…
HTC 1Q 2008 earnings report hits high
While the likes of Motorola and Palm are suffering blow after financial blow to its bottom line, Windows Mobile ODM turned world-leading manufacturer HTC continues to beat financial performace expectations. With the posting of the Taiwan-based company’s 1Q 2008 financial earnings report, we see that HTC earned NT$32.7 billion (US$1.08 billion) in revenue for the…
Samsung Booth Tour from CTIA Las Vegas 2008
CTIA 2008 in beautiful Las Vegas, NV is long over. But, that doesn’t mean we can’t relive the excitement of the showroom floor. Admitedly, the CTIA show was a bit slow in comparison to CES and Mobile World Congress, but that was almost expected. There CTIA only filled up half of the Las Vegas convention…
Samsung D780 DuoS on the way – more dual-SIM action from Samsung
The power to wield dual SIM cards is the hotness right now. At least Samsung seems to think so. With the Samsung D880 DuoS holding down the high-end of the dual-SIM market in Europe and the Samsung P240 DuoS bringing up the low-end, Samsung apparently wants to hit the mid-range of with the Samsung D780…
Microsoft makes Windows Live available for Windows Mobile
Microsoft loves to confuse the hell out of mobile enthusiasts with their multitude of mobile services. If it isn’t Windows Live, it’s Live Search, or it could be non-application Live Search web search. Windows Live is the brand name under which Microsoft is developing its web services and application. A unified “Live” web service platform…
Hands-on with the Sony Mylo 2 Personal Communicator
Sony launched the Mylo 2 Personal Communicator to little fanfare recently, and Akihabara scored their very own unit for a hands-on Mylo 2 experience. That hugely beautiful 3.5 inch WVGA display is mated to a slide-out QWERTY keyboard with a 1.3 megapixel camera, WiFi (802.11 a/b/g), Skype support, 1GB on-board storage, Memory Stick Duo/PRO Duo…